집단미술치료를 통한 자아상 탐색이청소년의 우울 및 불안감소에 미치는 사례연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of search for self through Group Art Therapy on decrease of adolescents' depression and anxiety. The subjects for the study are male students, 13 to 14 years old, with depression and anxiety. The experiment was conducted with total 10 sessions of group art therapy, each with 60 to 90 minute work every week during February 2005 through April 2005. The measurement tools for Group Art Therapy are Depression scale, Anxiety scale, K-HTP. The results are as follows. First, after depression test, student E, J, C all were normally depressed(18,16,17) in the pre test but were not in depression(6,8,7) in the post test, showing that it could have an effect on decrease of patients' depression. Second, after anxiety test, student E, J, C were above the average(50,56,50)in the pre test but were below the average(30,35,32) in the post test, showing that it could have an effect on decrease of patients' anxiety. Third, after K-HTP, student E, J, C got the result that tree, house and hand writing were characterized as decrease of depression and the result that shading reflecting anxiety and omitting foot disappeared, shown as decrease of anxiety. Thus, it could have an positive effect on decrease of depression and anxiety. Fourth, in the view of members' changes in the process, it was shown that members lost control of emotional needs due to depression and anxiety in an early stage, and that they was able to express their anger, trying to control their emotion in the middle, that with decreased depression and anxiety, they could have positive self-esteem and their own volition, finding ways to adapt themselves to circumstances at the last stage.